Windows are read on the Los Angeles clock, the clock the research is measured on. A countdown is the same number on any clock, so these hold while you read them in Nairobi.

Best times to post in Nairobi time

Peak posting hour per platform per day for an audience in Los Angeles, United States, shown in Nairobi time.

Platform	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Facebook	8 PM	7 AM+1d	6 PMstrongest day	6 PMstrongest day	7 PMstrongest day	6 PM	8 AMslow day+1d
Instagram	7 AM+1d	5 AM+1d	5 AMstrongest day+1d	10 PMstrongest day	7 PMstrongest day	8 AMslow day+1d	7 AMslow day+1d
LinkedIn	8 AM+1d	8 AMslow day+1d	2 AMslow day+1d	2 AMstrongest day+1d	3 AMstrongest day+1d	1 AMstrongest day+1d	7 PM
TikTok	7 PMstrongest day	11 PMstrongest day	4 PM	8 AM+1d	11 PM	4 AM+1d	3 AMstrongest day+1d
X	7 PM	7 PM	7 PMstrongest day	8 PMstrongest day	7 PMstrongest day	7 PMslow day	7 PMslow day
YouTube	8 PMstrongest day	7 PMstrongest day	7 PMstrongest day	5 PMslow day	3 AMslow day+1d	10 PM	10 PM
YouTube Shorts	5 AM+1d	6 AMslow day+1d	6 AMslow day+1d	5 AM+1d	5 AMstrongest day+1d	2 AMstrongest day+1d	5 AMstrongest day+1d

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Best times to post in and from Los Angeles time

Peak posting hour per platform per day for an audience in Los Angeles, United States, shown in Los Angeles time.

Platform	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Facebook	10 AM	9 PM	8 AMstrongest day	8 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	8 AM	10 PMslow day
Instagram	9 PM	7 PM	7 PMstrongest day	12 PMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	10 PMslow day	9 PMslow day
LinkedIn	10 PM	10 PMslow day	4 PMslow day	4 PMstrongest day	5 PMstrongest day	3 PMstrongest day	9 AM
TikTok	9 AMstrongest day	1 PMstrongest day	6 AM	10 PM	1 PM	6 PM	5 PMstrongest day
X	9 AM	9 AM	9 AMstrongest day	10 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	9 AMslow day	9 AMslow day
YouTube	10 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	7 AMslow day	5 PMslow day	12 PM	12 PM
YouTube Shorts	7 PM	8 PMslow day	8 PMslow day	7 PM	7 PMstrongest day	4 PMstrongest day	7 PMstrongest day

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Nairobi clock, Los Angeles audience, live

This page is a snapshot of this week’s offsets. The app redoes the conversion on your device every minute, including the fortnight after a daylight-saving change, when every static table on the internet is an hour out.

The strongest slot per platform, both ways

Facebook: 8 AM on Wednesday in Los Angeles = 6 PM on Wednesday in Nairobi.
Instagram: 12 PM on Wednesday in Los Angeles = 10 PM on Wednesday in Nairobi.
LinkedIn: 4 PM on Wednesday in Los Angeles = 2 AM on Thursday (the next day) in Nairobi.
TikTok: 5 PM on Saturday in Los Angeles = 3 AM on Sunday (the next day) in Nairobi.
X: 10 AM on Wednesday in Los Angeles = 8 PM on Wednesday in Nairobi.
YouTube: 10 AM on Sunday in Los Angeles = 8 PM on Sunday in Nairobi.
YouTube Shorts: 4 PM on Friday in Los Angeles = 2 AM on Saturday (the next day) in Nairobi.

Other audiences from Nairobi

Los Angeles audience, by platform

More about Nairobi to Los Angeles

What time should I post from Nairobi to reach an audience in Los Angeles?

To reach Los Angeles, United States at Facebook's peak, 8 AM on Wednesday their time, post at 6 PM in Nairobi. To reach Los Angeles, United States at Instagram's peak, 12 PM on Wednesday their time, post at 10 PM in Nairobi. To reach Los Angeles, United States at LinkedIn's peak, 4 PM on Wednesday their time, post at 2 AM on Thursday in Nairobi.

How many hours ahead is Nairobi of Los Angeles?

Nairobi is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles this week: GMT+3 against GMT-7.

Why do the times differ between Nairobi and Los Angeles?

Nairobi, Kenya (GMT+3) is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles, United States (GMT-7).

How is this conversion worked out?

Los Angeles runs on America/Los_Angeles (GMT-7) and Nairobi on Africa/Nairobi (GMT+3), a difference of 10 hours this week. The peak hours themselves are measured in Los Angeles local time, and that figure never moves. What moves is the reading on your own clock, twice a year, when either place changes for daylight saving. The two places do not always change on the same date, so for a couple of weeks each spring and autumn the difference is an hour off its usual value; that is why these pages are rebuilt every week rather than computed once.

Does any platform peak on a different day in Nairobi?

LinkedIn, TikTok and YouTube Shorts peak on a different calendar day in Nairobi than in Los Angeles, so scheduling by day name alone will miss them. Converted times use the offsets in force this week (GMT+3 and GMT-7). The audience-clock column never changes; the converted column is rebuilt weekly so it stays right across daylight-saving changes. The same times apply across Los Angeles's timezone, including San Francisco, Seattle and San Diego.

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